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19/06/2013 10:50 am

Bishop appointed Co-President of the International Lutheran-Catholic Commission on Unity

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has appointed Bishop William Kenney as the Co-President of the Catholic Delegation on the International Commission for Dialogue with the Lutheran World Federation.

16/06/2013 10:50 am

Cardinal Tauran gives thanks for "educative and enriching" dialogue between religions

Cardinal Tauran's four-day visit to the UK concluded back in London this morning with the celebration of Holy Mass in Westminster Cathedral. In his homily, the Cardinal described the dialogue between religions as "educative and enriching".

15/06/2013 3:15 pm

Cardinal: Consciously Cultivate Relationships with those of Other Faiths

The Vatican's senior official heading up the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has spoken about the changing make-up of our communities and how we should be "consciously cultivating" good relationships with our neighbours of other faiths.

15/06/2013 12:55 pm

Cardinal Tauran meets with the Sikh community in Birmingham

On the penultimate day of Cardinal Tauran's four-day visit to England to promote good relations between religions, the visiting delegation travelled to the Midlands to meet with the Sikh community at the Guru Nanak Nishkham Sevak Jatha in Birmingham.

14/06/2013 11:45 pm

Bishop Lynch signs letter criticising "unfair and damaging" migration rules threatening families

Bishop Patrick Lynch, Chair of the Bishops' Conference Office for Migration Policy, has added his signature to a letter to The Guardian branding new rules on family migration "unfair and damaging" and calling for the government to reconsider them.

14/06/2013 10:30 pm

Cardinal Tauran visits the Jain Derasar at the Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire

The UK's Jain communities were the focal point of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran's visit to England on Friday 14 June. His Eminence, accompanied by a delegation led by Archbishop Kevin McDonald, Chair of the Bishops' Conference Office for Interreligious Relations, travelled to Potters Bar to visit the Jain Derasar at the Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire.

14/06/2013 3:55 pm

Two-day celebration of Pope John Paul II's 'Evangelium Vitae' promoting the dignity of life

As part of the 'Year of Faith', a two-day celebration of Evangelium Vitae will take place in Rome this weekend giving the faithful from around the world the opportunity to gather with the Holy Father in a communal witness to the sacred value of all life: The lives of the aged, the lives of the sick, the lives of the dying, the lives of the unborn, the lives of the physically and mentally challenged, and the lives of all those who suffer.

14/06/2013 1:54 pm

Pope Francis meets with the Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster in Rome

Pope Francis met with the recently enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in Rome today, 14 June. The Holy Father warmly welcomed Archbishop Welby, who greeted the Pope alongside Archbishop Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

14/06/2013 1:38 pm

Archbishop of Canterbury's Address to Pope Francis in Historic First Meeting

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is in Rome today, 14 June, and has met with Pope Francis for the first time. In this article you can read the text of Archbishop Welby's address.

14/06/2013 12:00 pm

Archbishop Bernard Longley Welcomes Commemorative Pope Francis Coin

A special Pope Francis legal tender commemorative coin has been released by the Central Bank of Seychelles with a face value of 5, 10 and 25 Rupees.

14/06/2013 10:10 am

Together in Prayer for Peace

The President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, joined representatives from many of the world's major religions to offer prayers for peace and to bear witness to their longing for a more just and peaceful world.

13/06/2013 1:15 pm

Cardinal Tauran visits the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu temple in Neasden

The first official engagement of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran's four-day visit to England was a visit to a Hindu Mandir - temple - on the outskirts of London. The Cardinal, Pope Francis' senior advisor on interreligious dialogue, enjoyed a tour of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden.

13/06/2013 2:25 pm

Lords Committee Stage Briefing on Proposed New Clauses and Amendments to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

We recognise the support that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill received at Second Reading in the House of Lords, and our aim is to ensure that the Bill, should it become law, effectively delivers the protections that the Government promised to provide for religious individuals and organisations.

13/06/2013 2:49 pm

Archbishop Vincent Nichols – Catholics must not "shy from adding our voice to public debate" on poverty

On the day that figures revealed 1 in 5 children in the UK live in absolute poverty, Most Rev Vincent Nichols, Roman Catholic Archbishop for Westminster stated that society’s "moral insistence is to attend first to those who are most vulnerable, and at present that includes rising numbers of children".

11/06/2013 11:00 am

Pope Appoints New Bishop of East Anglia

Pope Francis has today, 11 June, appointed Bishop Alan Hopes, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, to become the fourth Bishop of East Anglia. Bishop Hopes was ordained priest in the Church of England in 1968 and served until he was received into the Catholic Church in 1994. He was ordained priest in the Catholic Church in December 1995. He was ordained bishop in Westminster’s Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood on 24 January 2003. He is Chairman of The Committee for Liturgy and is a member of the Bishops’ Conference Department of Life and Worship.

11/06/2013 9:28 am

Archbishop Nichols to address civil society leaders at Citizens UK summit

The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, will address Britain’s faith, education and third sector leaders at a civil society summit hosted by Citizens UK. The Planning Ahead for a Generation summit takes place on Wednesday 19 June at Queen Mary, University of London.

09/06/2013 6:30 pm

New Rector Appointed to the Venerable English College in Rome

Mgr Philip Whitmore has been appointed as the new Rector of the Venerable English College, in succession to Mgr Nicholas Hudson. The handover will take place in mid-August. The Venerable English College is the Bishops' seminary in Rome training priests for ministry in the dioceses of England and Wales.

08/06/2013 6:11 pm

President of the Bishops' Conference tells 3,000 Christians: "We are hungry for change"

A 45,000-strong crowd gathered today for a global poverty event in London's Hyde Park to tell the leaders of the G8 nations that there's "Enough Food For Everyone IF…" The campaign's 'IFs' were highlighted earlier in the day in Westminster Central Hall by the President of the Bishops' Conference - Archbishop Vincent Nichols.

07/06/2013 3:41 pm

Letter from National Conferences of Catholic Bishops to the Leaders of the G8 Nations

The presidents of the eight Catholic Bishops' Conferences of the G8 nations have written to the Group of 8 leaders ahead of their summit meeting on 17–18 June 2013 at the Lough Erne Resort, Northern Ireland.

05/06/2013 12:17 pm

Comment on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords

"The Church’s principled objection to the legal re-definition of marriage is consistently and clearly set out. Following the Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords, the Church’s aim is to ensure the Bill, as it goes to committee stage, is amended so that it effectively delivers the protections that the Government promised to provide for schools, religious organisations and individuals."

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